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One of Birmingham’s oldest pubs is moving ahead with the times – by opening its own backyard brewery.

Two Towers Brewery is not content with simply running The Gunmakers Arms close to St Chad’s Cathedral.

It’s now built its own brewery in the building behind the 1820 pub.

After being empty for 15 years, the former Gun Quarter factory turned jewellers was faced with falling into dereliction.

Now it has been transformed into a brewery capable of pumping out almost 10,000 pints per week.

The move has seen Two Towers shift its production base from Hockley to the Gunmakers’ site just five minutes walk from Birmingham city centre.

Graham Young with the Birmingham Mail's Pride of Birmingham ale for The Brummies, 2016 - made by Two Towers Brewery (Photo: Iain Findlay)

And with students flats and other residential developments going ahead nearby, brewery boss Mark Arnott-Job is confident the pub and brewery will help to regenerate Princip Street and Loveday Street area which includes another popular pub, The Bull at No 1, Price Street.

The installation of a large window means Gunmakers Arms customers will always be able to see their beer being brewed, including the Christmas favourite Sleighed.

Tours will be organised and the brewery room can also be hired for everything from conferences to company meetings.

Electric Ale and more from Two Towers Brewery (Photo: Iain Findlay)

All will include the twist of being just yards away from the vessels making the beer.

With a quarter of the floor space having been cut away, visitors will be able to see the whole process.